TY - BOOK AU - Simchi-Levi,David AU - Kaminsky,Philip AU - Simchi-Levi,Edith TI - Managing the supply chain : : the definitive guide for the business professional SN - 9780071410311 AV - HD38.5 .S56 2004 U1 - 658.7 21 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Business logistics KW - Industrial procurement N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The value of information -- Supply chain integration -- Network planning -- Supply chain alliances -- Outsourcing, procurement, and supply contracts -- Product design and supply chain management -- Customer value -- Global issues in supply chain management -- Information technology N2 - In today's environment of tight budgets and even tighter turnarounds, effective supply-chain management has become a core business requirement. Managing the Supply Chain adapts the number one supply-chain book on the college market to examine how professionals can consistently turn supply-chain strategy into a competitive advantage. This results-based book examines the experiences of today's most accomplished companies to demonstrate supply-chain innovation at work in the marketplace ER -